MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police have captured a leading drug baron from the border city of Ciudad Juarez, the country's most violent town in a turf war that killed 6,300 people last year.
Mexico Catches Senior Drug Baron From Juarez Cartel
Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 8:57am
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